Wire or wooden trellis? Pros, cons, opinions, please. Thanks.
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mc2fool wrote:For climbing roses, honeysuckle and jasmine to go up a brick wall (part of the building)...
Wire or wooden trellis? Pros, cons, opinions, please. Thanks.
mc2fool wrote:I'm in the wood camp, mostly 'cos when we had the garage block roof redone a couple of years back I saved all the old battens thinking they'd be good for a trellis!There are a few that are 50mm x 25mm (2"x1") and a lot more that are 35mm x 18mm. The latter ones are rough on one side, so may need (?) to be planed. And they'll need to be painted with outdoor wood treatment ... any recommendations? (Please, not creosote!)
bungeejumper wrote:Yeah, but. It'll take you three days to make your trellis, and hundreds of nails, and all that measuring and swearing. And then when you've finished, somebody will come along and say, "did you mean that bit to be wonky?"
88V8 wrote:If it's an old building with lime mortar so you can drive in vine eyes, then wire.
Wires can be sent under and over windows, cover the whole wall.
bungeejumper wrote: "did you mean that bit to be wonky?"![]()
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